diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 81f6c41..8e88b5d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -378,19 +378,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dialoguer"
-version = "0.11.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "658bce805d770f407bc62102fca7c2c64ceef2fbcb2b8bd19d2765ce093980de"
-dependencies = [
- "console",
- "shell-words",
- "tempfile",
- "thiserror",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.10.7"
@@ -1173,7 +1160,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap_mangen",
  "cliclack",
  "ctrlc",
- "dialoguer",
  "indicatif",
  "libc",
  "reqwest",
@@ -1491,12 +1477,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "shell-words"
-version = "1.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "24188a676b6ae68c3b2cb3a01be17fbf7240ce009799bb56d5b1409051e78fde"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -1625,26 +1605,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-width",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.69"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b6aaf5339b578ea85b50e080feb250a3e8ae8cfcdff9a461c9ec2904bc923f52"
-dependencies = [
- "thiserror-impl",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.69"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tinystr"
 version = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f2691c2..661b71c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ whisper-rs = { git = "https://github.com/tazz4843/whisper-rs", default-features
 libc = "0.2"
 indicatif = "0.17"
 ctrlc = "3.4"
-dialoguer = "0.11"
 cliclack = "0.3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3d36458..09f86c5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -615,27 +615,21 @@ where
     }
 
     printer(&"Multiple Whisper models found:".to_string());
+    let mut display_names: Vec<String> = Vec::with_capacity(candidates.len());
     for (i, p) in candidates.iter().enumerate() {
         let name = p
             .file_name()
             .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
             .map(|s| s.to_string())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| p.display().to_string());
+        display_names.push(name.clone());
         printer(&format!("  {}) {}", i + 1, name));
     }
-    // Print a blank line and the selection prompt using the provided printer to
-    // keep output synchronized with any active progress rendering.
+    // Print a blank line before the selection prompt to keep output synchronized.
     printer("");
-    let prompt = format!("Select model [1-{}]:", candidates.len());
-    // UI: using dialoguer::Input for selection for now; migration to cliclack::Select may be considered later for consistency.
-    let sel: usize = dialoguer::Input::new()
-        .with_prompt(prompt)
-        .interact_text()
+    let idx = crate::ui::prompt_select_index("Select a Whisper model", &display_names)
         .context("Failed to read selection")?;
-    if sel == 0 || sel > candidates.len() {
-        return Err(anyhow!("Selection out of range"));
-    }
-    let chosen = candidates.swap_remove(sel - 1);
+    let chosen = candidates.swap_remove(idx);
     let _ = std::fs::write(models_dir.join(".last_model"), chosen.display().to_string());
     // Print an empty line after selection input
     printer("");